Oxnard author tells story of Mount Rushmore

Tina Nichols Coury, an Oxnard-based illustrator, had her first children's book that she wrote come out this year. It's titled "Hanging Off Jefferson's Nose: Growing Up on Mount Rushmore." During a trip to Mount Rushmore last summer, Coury met with Nick Clifford, who worked on the monument. Clifford was a driller and also part of the Mount Rushmore baseball team.

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Tina Nichols Coury, an Oxnard-based illustrator, had her first children's book that she wrote come out this year. It's titled "Hanging Off Jefferson's Nose: Growing Up on Mount Rushmore." She has enjoyed the rewards of having a book published, including book signings. The book tells the story of Lincoln Borglum, son of sculptor Gutzon Borglum, who played a key role in the creation of Mount Rushmore.

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Tina Nichols Coury, an Oxnard-based illustrator, had her first children's book that she wrote come out this year. It's titled "Hanging Off Jefferson's Nose: Growing Up on Mount Rushmore." The book tells the story of Lincoln Borglum, son of sculptor Gutzon Borglum, who played a key role in the creation of Mount Rushmore.

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Tina Nichols Coury, an Oxnard-based illustrator, had her first children's book that she wrote come out this year. It's titled "Hanging Off Jefferson's Nose: Growing Up on Mount Rushmore." She visited the national monument last summer with her new book in hand. The book tells the story of Lincoln Borglum, son of sculptor Gutzon Borglum, who played a key role in the creation of Mount Rushmore.

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Tina Nichols Coury, an Oxnard-based illustrator, had her first children's book that she wrote come out this year. It's titled "Hanging Off Jefferson's Nose: Growing Up on Mount Rushmore." The book tells the story of Lincoln Borglum, son of sculptor Gutzon Borglum, who played a key role in the creation of Mount Rushmore.

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Tina Nichols Coury, an Oxnard-based illustrator, had her children's book project "Hanging off Jefferson's Nose" come out this year. The book tells the story of Lincoln Borglum, son of Gutzon Borglum, who played a key role in the creation of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Coury makes a copy of the book cover that she is planning to use for school visits.

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Tina Nichols Coury, an Oxnard-based illustrator, had her children's book project "Hanging off Jefferson's Nose" come out this year. The book tells the story of Lincoln Borglum, son of Gutzon Borglum, who played a key role in the creation of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Coury makes a copy of the book cover that she is planning to use for school visits.

Ventura County Star

Tina Nichols Coury, an Oxnard-based illustrator, had her first children's book that she wrote come out this year. It's titled "Hanging Off Jefferson's Nose: Growing Up on Mount Rushmore." Coury enjoys making school visits and sharing the story of Lincoln Borglum with young readers.

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Tina Nichols Coury, an Oxnard-based illustrator, had her children's book project "Hanging off Jefferson's Nose" come out this year. The book tells the story of Lincoln Borglum, son of Gutzon Borglum, who played a key role in the creation of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. In front is a miniature sculpture of the "Shrine of Democracy" that Coury said is made out of granite from Mount Rushmore.